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The formation of Genesis, a planet created and destroyed this year

Movies Edit

• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Events Edit

• Project Genesis enters its third stage. USS Reliant is dispatched to the Ceti Alpha system to determine the viability of Ceti Alpha VI for use in the Genesis test. The vessel is hijacked by Khan Noonien Singh, and used to launch an attack on the USS Enterprise. Khan is killed in the detonation of the Genesis Device aboard Reliant. Captain Spock dies while restoring power to Enterprise's warp drive, allowing it to escape. The Genesis Planet is formed. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
• James T. Kirk turns 52 years old. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
• The USS Excelsior, Starfleet's first Excelsior-class starship, is commissioned. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

• Admiral James T. Kirk steals the USS Enterprise in an attempt to rescue Spock, revived by the effects of the Genesis Planet. USS Grissom is destroyed by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey commanded by Kruge. The Enterprise is destroyed to prevent it from falling into Klingon hands. Kirk and his crew return to Vulcan in the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, where Spock's memory is restored with the fal-tor-pan ritual. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
• The Dax symbiont is joined with Curzon, after a brief stretch of time with Joran following the death of Torias. (DS9: "Dax", "Equilibrium", "Rejoined")
• USS Hathaway, a Constellation-class starship, is launched from Copernicus Ship Yards, Luna. (TNG: "Peak Performance")
• According to Spock, Cyrano Jones would've finished cleaning Deep Space Station K-7 from tribbles this year. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")